Field Performance Evaluation of Zone Disk Tiller Machine for Soil Physical Properties and its Relative Impact on Wheat Crop Recovery in Cotton Stubble field
Muhammad Adnan Islam1,2*, Muhammad Iqbal2, Zia-ul-Haq2,3, Muhammad Mohsin Ali1, Hafiz Sultan Mahmood1, Shabbir Ahmed Kalwar1, Liaqat Ali Shahid1, Badar Munir Khan Niazi1 and Muzammil Husain1
1Agricultural Engineering Institute, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad, Pakistan; 2Department of Farm Machinery and Power, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 3Faculty of Agriculture Engineering and Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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Figure 1
Cotton stubble field before sowing.
Figure 2
Wheat sowing with ZDTD machine in cotton stubble field.
Figure 3
Field plan layout
Figure 4
Effect of speed on moisture content at 0-10 cm depth at seed emergence.
Figure 5
Effect of speed on bulk density at 0-10cm depth at seed emergence.
Figure 6
Effectof speed on penetration resistance at 0-10cm depth at seed emergence.
Figure 7
Effect of speed on emergence rate index.
Figure 8
Effect of speed on No of tillers (NT/m2).
Figure 9
Effect of speed (km/h) on grain yield (kg/ha).
Figure 10
Effect of coulter and speed on fuel consumption.